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You've completed your selling course for the unemployed. You did fabulously in all of your practical exercises, and feel ready to tackle a real life job in sales (and all the six-figure incomes it may be able to generate!). But first, you have to get through the hurdle of the job interview... and nerves about the possibility of getting a life-changing job often make you forget to apply all of those newly learned sales skills to yourself! Today we check out 14 ultra-fast tips for success in sales job interviews. 1. Stand up straight! Don't slouch, either when you're walking into the interview room or when you're sitting in the interview chair. 2. Keep eye contact... but not too much You'll need to maintain eye contact to seem friendly, but too much will make you look more than a bit creepy! Ask your sales course instructors for feedback on your eye contact level. 3. Smile Smiling may feel unnatural at first, but one of the fantastic things about smiling is that just doing it, even if you don't feel it, can make you happier. 4. Be on time And by on time, I mean at least 10 minutes early. For group interviews, aim for 15-20 minutes early. 5. Love yourself If you're not feeling confident in yourself you'll do poorly. Get someone else, who you trust and who is honest, to give you a pre-interview pep talk. 6. Exercise that morning Related to the above, exercise creates endorphins, making it easier to feel good about yourself and the interviewer. 7. Eat breakfast You might have butterflies, but force some food around them so that you don't get lightheaded at a crucial time. 8. Do your research Many interview questions will relate to the company specifically, so know you stuff on your potential employer. 9. Don't be afraid to be unique If you act like one of the crowd, you'll have little better than a random chance of being chosen. Be yourself, craziness, flaws, fascinations and all. 10. Think about your benefits More than just your skills, think about the benefits you could bring to the company. 11. Be honest If you aren't, it will come back to bite you. 12. Know which questions you don't have to answer If you're asked about your age, marital status, sexual preference or religion, you are within your rights not to answer... and you should probably consider whether the firm is worth working for if they hire on the basis of these surface characteristics. 13. Think of questions that you want to ask Asking questions yourself shows that you're truly interested in the position and have thought it through in your mind. 14. Ask for feedback If you didn't get the job, make sure you ask for feedback. Don't be shy to ask the interviewer to be more specific than "We didn't feel you'd be a good fit for the company". Use the questioning and active listening skills you developed in your selling course for the unemployed!
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Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the world's MOST POPULAR website advertising companies on the web. Learn more about Selling Course.
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